Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today, I would like to present the most notable of these rules, which is based on how they will affect market participants and the process of buying, selling, listing, or viewing a property, in person or online. We amend the MLS listing to include the $75,000 in imported Italian furniture, but what about the $40 HomeSense mirror?

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The Close

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this “How to Buy a Multifamily Property” guide, I’ll walk you through deciding which type of multifamily property you want to purchase, picking the right lender, and running the numbers to ensure profitability. By the end, you’ll be confident and ready to dive into the multifamily market. What Is Multifamily Property?

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The Close

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Key Takeaways: Take your time to research the market before you invest. Have a clear investment strategy and long-term goals before purchasing. This plan should outline your strategy, goals, target markets, and types of investments. Analyzing market trends and competitive positioning is also essential.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

I always love getting different perspectives on our real estate market, the Canadian economy, the world’s economy, or just chatting about business in general. “The history on MLS shows a ton of units being listed but nothing is shown as leased.” We covered a lot of ground! ” That was definitely odd.

Development

Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 10, 2025

This entered my mailbox last week: Hi David, I was hoping you could dedicate a future blog post to so called “escape clauses” in real estate agreements. 2023: Sold Conditional On The Sale Of Buyers’ Property I suppose I’ve written a blog on just about every real estate topic out there, at one time or another.

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Redfin

JUNE 30, 2025

Maybe the market isn’t performing the way you hoped. Whatever the reason, it’s not uncommon to wonder: Can you take your house off the market? Can I take my home off the market temporarily? Is it a bad idea to take my home off the market? Can I sell my home off-market? Maybe life threw you a curveball.

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Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Joseph statue, having an auction, establishing a rent-to-own agreement, hosting an open house party, and hiring a discount broker. In my experience as a Rochester Realtor, having the home sale basics down first is essential. Joseph, the family and home patron saint, will help make a quick and successful sale. Joseph Statue 1.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

This story brings us back to last summer when a client of mine purchased a small west-side home and, upon closing, the listing agent had some very interesting ideas about how to go about making up his financial loss on the property. This house had been on the market, off-and-on, for essentially two years. 870 – 850 = 20 Right?

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Redfin

JULY 3, 2025

Real estate agents help clients buy and sell homes every day, but what happens when the home for sale belongs to the agent themselves? Agents can use the same process they use for clients: listing through the MLS, marketing the property, staging, coordinating showings, and negotiating offers.

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Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles How to Buy a House in New York Kyle Hiscock Kyle Hiscock | Greater Rochester NY Real Estate | Pittsford NY Realtor at RE/MAX Realty Group Have questions about buying or selling a home?

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HomeLight

JULY 23, 2025

An as-is home sale means the seller isn’t planning to make repairs or offer credits for issues the buyer might find. The buyer understands they’re purchasing the property in its current condition. This type of sale often signals that things like an aging roof or a worn-out appliance may not be fully functional or have much life left.

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Redfin

JUNE 17, 2025

Whether it’s your first sale or you’re a seasoned pro, these must-ask questions will help you find a knowledgeable, trustworthy agent who can guide you from listing to closing with confidence. This Redfin guide gives you the most important ones to ensure you’re going into the purchase with the right information. What are your fees?

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Redfin

AUGUST 5, 2025

Buying a home is the single largest purchase many Americans will make in their lifetime, it’s a big deal. A good real estate agent could be working with several clients at a time, at different stages of a home sale transaction. Whether you’re buying or selling, the process can be a lot to manage if you’ve never done it before.

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Redfin

AUGUST 5, 2025

As a first-time home buyer, you undoubtedly want to purchase the property that best suits your needs and falls within your price range. As you begin touring houses for sale, a REALTOR ® should point out beneficial home features as well as red flags such as water damage, foundation issues or a pest problem. Attend open houses.

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Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles How Long Should Home Sellers Wait To Respond To An Offer On Their Home? There are often bidding wars in seller’s markets that can quickly escalate the price.

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Redfin

JANUARY 28, 2025

Whether you’re looking at homes in Salt Lake City or considering properties in another competitive market, like homes in Charlotte , assumable mortgages can be a smart move in the right situation. This is typically reflected in the sale price of the property. However, they come with their own set of considerations.

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 30, 2025

NAR Economic Outlook Wells Fargo 6.53% 6.46% Wells Fargo Housing Market Outlook Realtor.com 6.3% Some analysts, like Lisa Sturtevant from Bright MLS, are even suggesting that a 6% rate might just be the “new normal” for the 30-year fixed mortgage, a sign that the super-low rates of the early 2020s were an unusual blip.

Mortgages

Redfin

AUGUST 5, 2025

But sometimes model homes can also be made available for interested buyers to purchase. As a result, buying a model home can end up being a much more affordable option than purchasing a newly built one. If the model home comes with furniture or decor you like, ask your builder to include the furniture in your purchase agreement.

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HomeLight

MARCH 3, 2025

The most common request I get for as-is sales, are situations where a house is in significant disrepair. Those are the two types of situations in which I typically see a request for an as-is sale, Connor adds. MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? $100 Its much more common than you might think!

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 29, 2025

3) Listing agents not knowing how to work in a balanced or buyer’s market. ” However you want to describe this; whatever your analogy might be, it’s one of the largest problems in the real estate market right now it’s a major reason why more transactions aren’t getting done. Like your horoscope.

Agents

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

One of her listings is a condominium that has been on the market for two months. “That’s actually pretty good in this market,” Haley said to me, and then added what I was thinking: “I don’t even know if I’m joking or not.” ” That’s where we are in this market. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

REcolorado has taken a big step toward moving on from its controversial sale earlier this year. The Denver -area MLS has named a new CEO in Dana Bennett, who returns to REcolorado after an 18-month stint away from the company. After Burks purchased the MLS in June, REcolorado rolled out a revised participation agreement to its members.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Multiple Listing Services (MLS) by those trying to disparage the system. They also recently closed on their purchase of a new home. In the process, they had to rent a home for four months between their sale and their purchase given “simultaneous closings” are not a practice there. All in all, my parents paid 4.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

“ Because the practices have been widely adopted by NAR-affiliated MLS networks , they are “therefore, agreements among competing real estate brokers each of which reduce price competition among brokers and lead to lower quality service for American home buyers and sellers,” the complaint alleged.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

17, 2024 , has come and gone, and the real estate industry is still plugging along, despite the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement now being implemented nationwide. The landmark date of Aug.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

In addition to general advisory consulting, I was involved in nearly 1,000 sales or acquisitions of entities in this industry. Like many, I read with some interest the controversy surrounding the announced sale of REColorado, a Denver market area MLS , by its two shareholders to a private group.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Meanwhile, trade groups representing lenders believe that more details on the settlement are needed to understand its coming impact on the housing market. NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement agreements reached by both Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), cooperative compensation is still allowed. There is simply a new NAR rule that applies to all NAR member and NAR MLSs that does not allow cooperative compensation to be offered on the MLS.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jessica Adams is under fire after TechCrunch co-founder and crypto investor, Michael Arrington took to Twitter on Tuesday alleging that Adams had leaked information about his purchase of a Miami waterfront mansion to the press, creating security concerns that forced him and his family to relocate.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jessica Adams is under fire after TechCrunch co-founder and crypto investor, Michael Arrington took to Twitter on Tuesday alleging that Adams had leaked information about his purchase of a Miami waterfront mansion to the press, creating security concerns that forced him and his family to relocate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 A separate Exam Prep course is also available for purchase. out of 5.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Potential outcomes of the commission lawsuits The specific details of the lawsuits , the tying agreements, the anti-competitiveness of clear cooperation and the arguments surrounding potential steering and inflated compensation have been written about extensively. Most importantly, how to prepare for them. Imagine that.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

They do not mention commissions at all in their marketing and on their websites. The regulations also, at the industry’s initiative, effectively require buyers working with buyer brokers to sign agreements before touring homes. This ability will ease the transition to a fairer, more price-competitive market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

projection is undoubtedly that between 60% and 80% of agents could wash out in the industry as buyers find alternatives to their services , MLS networks/NAR weaken, and the power paradigm shifts dramatically to sell-side agents. But the most frightening — or exciting? Who’s most exposed? ” Steering to grab that bag?

Agents

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Would love for our MLS to not be a part of the organization. The most popular responses were lobbying and MLS access, which many respondents described as critical. Quite a few were complimentary of the lobbying work done, classes, training and, yes, MLS access. NAR is a scam,” one agent wrote. of respondents said no.

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HomeLight

MARCH 18, 2022

Using a flat fee MLS listing to potentially save thousands of dollars in real estate commissions could put that money directly in your pocket. Before you go the For Sale By Owner (FSBO) route, consider what real estate expert Joe Bourland says about being your own agent. What is a flat fee MLS listing service?

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